Nontraditional reactions of azomethine ylides: Decarboxylative three-component couplings of α-amino acids

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1798-1799

  Zhang, Chen ^a   Seidel, Daniel ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOMETHINE YLIDES; DIPOLAROPHILES; IN-SITU; NITROALKANES; THREE-COMPONENT COUPLING;

ACETYLENE; ALDEHYDES; AMINO ACIDS; PARAFFINS;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; AZOMETHINE YLIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DECARBOXYLATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; SYNTHESIS;

ALKYNES; AMINO ACIDS; AZO COMPOUNDS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; INDOLES; NAPHTHOLS; THIOSEMICARBAZONES;

EID: 77249123927     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja910719x     Document Type: Article

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